Published in Golf REVUE
This was your first tournaments experience in United States. How do you feel about it?
I was really enjoying playing again. It felt great to be out on the course competing again. I hope to play in one more event of the Winter Series in December if I will be able to get away from school for a few days. This tournament made me hungry to play more so if there is any way I will play. I also feel like I can do really well in this field of players.
Are you happy about the way you played?
Even though my total score for the tournament was four under par I am not completely satisfied. It could have been lot better. I did not make almost anything the first day on the greens and the second day my finish was not the best. Especially the bogey on the last hole after a great tee shot was disappointing.
You ran into trouble on last holes. Does it have something to do with mental part of your game?
No, I do not believe so at all. I consider myself one of the better players out there when it comes to this. My ball striking was not as good as the first day and I happened to hit my worst shot on the last hole of the final round which resulted in bogey. I believe I did everything correctly. I never doubted myself going into the final stretch. Human body is not a machine, sometime it does unexplainable things and I believe that this was one of them. I was not angry with myself, I was just disappointed in happened.
How would you compare the Adams Golf Pro Tour tournaments with the European Tour tournaments?
The Adams Golf Pro Tour has players at many different levels. Some players are really good and I will most likely make it to the main tour one day. But also there are many players that are just trying their luck out there and are most likely end up doing something else for living in their life. On the European Tour all players were good and the differences between them were minimal.
Who is your role model?
I really do not have one. I like different things about many different players. I will use Jack Nicklaus as an example. He was one of the best ones when it came to mental game. During one round Jack missed a putt that seemed pretty straight forward. One person in the gallery told Jack when he was walking by:”I am sorry you missed that putt.” Jack replied:”I did not miss it; it just did not go in.” This example shows how great golfers think because one negative though can cause a domino effect and can destroy confidence.
Thank you for interview and good luck to you in future tournaments.
